- Nprn: 6092
- Cadw Ref: 61/C/36(1)
- Cadw Record No: 7451
- Summary: West Street Memorial Baptist Church was first built in 1787. The church was rebuilt in 1899, by architect George Morgan of Carmarthen, in Gothic style with gable entry plan.
RCAHMW, May 2009. - Description: The cause was formed and the chapel built 1787; it was rebuilt in 1899 in Gothic style, gable entry plan, to the design of the architects, George Morgan & Son of Carmarthen. The present building dates from 1899. Status (2001): chapel
Foundation stone laid 8 September 1897. Opened 24 May 1899. Architects George Morgan and Son, Carmarthen. Contractor Henry Rice, Maindee Villa, Builth. Attached school at rear added 1929.
Free lancet style Gothic. Slate roofs, snecked bullnose masonry, bathstone dressings. High shallow plinth.
Gabled entrance front faces roughly N. To E, 2 gabled bays, at NE corner, tower, rectangular in plan. At rear, vestry with tall octagonal chimney, and schoolroom.
Tall gable front flanked by stepped angle buttresses has, in apex, small rectangular window between bathstone bands. Group of 4 large lancet windows in bathstone at first floor level lighting gallery. Below this, shallow gabled porch with trefoil in apex and arched hood over entrance doorway.
East elevation has rectangular tower with steeply pitched hipped slate roof, supported on bathstone cornice, below this, stage with rectangular lights, then stage with louvred lancets. High lower stage with tall buttresses, and windows at 2 levels lighting stairs in tower. Doorway with segmental head. To left of tower, 2 gabled bays, buttressed and each with small rectangular window in apex, between bathstone bands. Three lancets to first floor and below these, 3 smaller lancets. Then to left, vestry area at lower level with 2 square headed windows and tall octagonal chimney.
Beyond this, school added in 1929. Single storey with deeply pitched slate roof local rubble masonry. Roof has glass skylights in ridge and metal ventilation louvre. Projecting gable with three-light mullioned and transomed window.
Interior.
Chapel entered via lobby with staircase inside tower up to gallery. Body of chapel has 2 high side bays at each side with gothic arches. Bays have heavy corbels for unbuilt side galleries. Existing gallery over lobby supported on cast iron pillars with pierced wooden balustrade. High polygonal roof with classical cornice. At S, high arch encloses 3 arched bays, central of which holds organ below which is raised pulpit area with immersion font. Doors lead through to vestries and later schoolroom with high open timber roof.
References: Haslam, Powys,p 305.
Morrison, Pictorial History of Builth Wells, p 72. - Built: 1899 Source:Haslam, Richard
- Built: 1899 Source:Builth Wells, guide
- Built: 1787 Source:RCCEORBWM
- Cause: 1787 Source:Official guide
- Church Formed: 1787 Source:Llawlyfr 1998
- Date Of Chapel: 1899 Source:
- Rebuilt: 1899 Source:RCCEORBWM
- School Added At Rear: 1929 Source:
- Architect: 1899 John Howard Morgan, Carmarthen
- Contractor: 1899 Henry Rice, Builth Wells
- £ 2650: 1911 Money value of buidings & property (RCCEORBWM)
- 500: 1911 Sittings (RCCEORBWM)
- Chapel: 2001 (Llawlyfr Bedyddwyr Cymru)
- Converted: 2010 Antiques shop (R Scourfield)
- English: 2001 (Llawlyfr Bedyddwyr Cymru)
- Materials
- Stone
- Stone
- Monument Type: CHAPEL
- Form: Building
- Storey: Single Storey
- Style: Gothic
- Plan: Gable Entry
- Window Glazing: Leaded
- Windows: Tall Gothic
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Images from Coflein
Map
- Grid Reference: SO03965093
- Address: WEST STREET, BUILTH WELLSBUILTH WELLS
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Hello
My great great grandparents were married in Kinnerton Chapel in Old Radnor on 21st May1850. I have been searching for information on the Chapel, so was pleased to find this website. I have now located it on Google Street View – looks like someone is ‘doing it up’ to live in: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.2612635,-3.1095337,3a,90y,232.95h,84.26t/data=!3m9!1e1!3m7!1s-8DWPORkq2RFVNXBLde_-g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!9m2!1b1!2i53?hl=en-GB
The marriage record of my ancestors Abraham Bounds and Elizabeth Williams is attached. I hope it is of interest.
All the best
Saira
Dear Sara
Thank you for the information. I am glad to hear that it was some help to you.
Good luck on your continued search
Christine